English Explanatory Dictionary

meningeal

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to the meninges.

Pronunciation

/mɪˈnɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-meningeal.wav /ˌmɛn.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/

Word forms

meningeal

Etymology

From New Latin mēningeus + -al, from mēninga (“membrane covering the brain”) + -eus (adjectival suffix), equivalent to meninx (meninge) + -al.

Derived words

cerebromeningeal corticomeningeal extrameningeal intermeningeal intrameningeal meningeal artery meningeally neuromeningeal nonmeningeal pachymeningeal parameningeal perimeningeal submeningeal
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on M Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary